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August 26, 2026

Here comes the LUV – car wash, that is

Some people say they’re holding off on washing their car until LUV comes to town. A laudable sentiment, perhaps, but if the modern-day car wash on Healdsburg Avenue is what they’re waiting for, that day is upon us. Soon, anyway. The installation’s target date for...

Local Eye Doctor With a Global Vision

Eye exam in Nepal
Healdsburg ophthalmologist Dr. Gary Barth has dedicated a significant portion of his life and career to restoring sight to those in dire need, particularly in developing countries. Barth, together with BBH Eye Foundation and partners, has helped restore sight to more than 200,000 individuals in Southeast Asia since 2019.

Mayor Mitchell Steers the City Council Toward New District Map

Alternative maps for city council election districts in Healdsburg
After having reached consensus at the fourth public hearing on March 17 that what has been termed Map A best represented the interests of the city in crafting five separate districts, the expectation was that the council would make a final perfunctory review, then move to adopt and accept that finalize the map. Mayor Mitchell had other ideas.

Glass Mural for Harmon Guest House

A nationally known artist will soon install a one-of-a-kind glass mural on the high wall of the Harmon Guest House in downtown Healdsburg, its imagery based in part on a series of painting workshops that gave amateur artists free rein to create what they wanted...

City Faces Suit Over Brown Act, Election Violations

Healdsburg City Hall
Retired attorney Jon Eisenberg filed civil suit against the City of Healdsburg, charging multiple Brown Act violations in two recent cases that demonstrate what he calls “a pattern of misbehavior that is deeply embedded in the culture of Healdsburg’s city government…” His action focused on what he called the “tainted decision making” in the effort to get Measure O on the ballot and the campaign to get it passed; and the transition to district elections now underway.

Police Log, Nov. 24 – 30

Healdsburg Police fleet
Residents and others are encouraged to call Healdsburg Police Dispatch as needed at 707.431.3377, operational 24/7. Here are this week's dispatch entries...

Hounds bring their game back to Healdsburg

Frank Ruiz Jr. throws downfield
With last year’s running back Frank Rea Jr. taking over the quarterback slot, the Greyhounds have had no trouble adjusting to his leadership. Other returning players including Hayden Mariani, Max Morris and Dillon Jocius, who all made their mark on the scoreboard as well.

Another new coach to lead Healdsburg team

Taylor Tappin and football team
It’s getting to be an old story: This is the third straight year a new coach will take control of the team, the sixth time in eight years. That must be counted as a factor for the disappointing record the Greyhounds have run up since their last winning season, 2013. Perhaps, say the faithful again, this year will be different...

Healdsburg Happenings, Feb. 20

Image from the short film 'Brat'
"The Shape of Things," a play by Neil LaBute, will be performed on stage at The 222 on two successive weekends, Feb. 21-23 and Feb. 28-March 2. It’s billed as a “fascinating study into the nature of love and art, and what happens when the two collide.” Tickets from free (18 and under) to $105 (gold level seating).

Healdsburg Happenings, Oct. 16-24

Protestors at the Healdsburg Roundabout
Second major march against the Trump administration’s trespass of constitutional powers, on Saturday Oct. 18 from 11am to 1pm. Location is the same as the June 14 demonstration, from the Roundabout south to the Hwy 101 intersection. And more events this week in Healdsburg...
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Arts & Entertainment

Return to the Russian River

When Jake Messing stood in front of the mural he had just completed for Russian Riverkeeper on the north side of the nonprofit’s headquarters at 139 Healdsburg Ave., he had finished more than another mural. He had made a return to the source from the sea himself, like the salmon he portrayed.